Pikemen
First strike; banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)
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Legality
9 formatsB/R history
Rulings
4- 2008-10-01
A maximum of one nonbanding creature can join an attacking band no matter how many creatures with banding are in it.
- 2008-10-01
Creatures in the same band must all attack the same player or planeswalker.
- 2008-10-01
If a creature with banding attacks, it can team up with any number of other attacking creatures with banding (and up to one nonbanding creature) and attack as a unit called a "band." The band can be blocked by any creature that could block a single creature in the band. Blocking any creature in a band blocks the entire band. If a creature with banding is blocked, the attacking player chooses how the blockers' damage is assigned.
- 2009-10-01
If a creature in combat has banding, its controller assigns damage for creatures blocking or blocked by it.
Versions
5| Set | No. | Year | Rarity | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5EDFifth Edition | MX-49261 | 1997 | Common | Dan Frazier |
| RENRenaissance | MX-82004 | 1995 | Common | Dennis Detwiller |
| 4BBFourth Edition Foreign Black Border | MX-46252 | 1995 | Common | Dennis Detwiller |
| 4EDFourth Edition | MX-46624 | 1995 | Common | Dennis Detwiller |
| DRKThe Dark | MX-44884 | 1994 | Common | Dennis Detwiller |
In sealed products
Pull odds for signed-in users| Product | Set | Chance | Expected copies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth Edition Gift Box · Multiple decks | 4ED | ||
| Renaissance French Booster Box · Booster box | REN | ||
| Renaissance German Booster Box · Booster box | REN | ||
| The Dark Booster Box · Booster box | DRK | ||
| The Dark Italian Booster Box · Booster box | DRK | ||
| Fourth Edition Booster Box · Booster box | 4ED | ||
| Fifth Edition Booster Box · Booster box | 5ED | ||
| Fifth Edition Two Player Starter Set Display · Deck box | 5ED |
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| Fourth Edition Starter Deck · Limited kit | 4ED | ||
| Renaissance French Booster Pack · Booster pack | REN | ||
| Renaissance German Booster Pack · Booster pack | REN | ||
| The Dark Booster Pack · Booster pack | DRK | ||
| The Dark Italian Booster Pack · Booster pack | DRK | ||
| Fifth Edition Starter Deck · Limited kit | 5ED | ||
| Fourth Edition Booster Pack · Booster pack | 4ED | ||
| Fifth Edition Booster Pack · Booster pack | 5ED | ||
| Fifth Edition Two Player Starter Set · Multiple decks | 5ED |